How can a college hoops team with two of the top NBA picks be 9-8

[BigJay]

Rutgers 9-8

Ace Bailey and the Harper kid predicted to go 2-3 after Flagg

 

[BigJay]

 

[BigJay]

 

[fiftycint]

No depth...they need more bodies/They are young kids and will get better but there are serious depth and defensive issues with this group.

 

[JDS]

No depth...they need more bodies/They are young kids and will get better but there are serious depth and defensive issues with this group.

The problem is most likely those two guys will not be there after this season, but that’s definitely not a guarantee so we’ll see. They are getting their NIL money, so there’s that.

 

[fiftycint]

The belief is that if RU has a bad season theres a chance they comeback.I think Harper has a better than average chance of staying.I saw him play a bunch in high school and he is super talented. He comes from a smart family and they might advise him to stay

 

[djefferis]

Variety of factors

Young team

Tough league

Being a top NBA prospect doesn’t mean your great right now - NBA focuses on age/potential vs stats/accomplishments

Players acting like NBA wannabes rather than as a team

Yea - this team on paper should be better than they are. But same can be said about a lot of USC basketball teams the last couple of years - talent laden and horrible record.

 

[jjgold]

No the players are overrated

Not top picks

Good laughs

 

[fiftycint]

No the players are overrated

Not top picks

Good laughs

Exactly what fukin planet are you on again?

 

[Archie]

Variety of factors

Young team

Tough league

Being a top NBA prospect doesn’t mean your great right now - NBA focuses on age/potential vs stats/accomplishments

Players acting like NBA wannabes rather than as a team

Yea - this team on paper should be better than they are. But same can be said about a lot of USC basketball teams the last couple of years - talent laden and horrible record.

word

 

[jjgold]

If they were so good, Rutgers would be in the top five

Overrated players

 

[stormtrooper8]

Weak draft

 

[BigJay]

The belief is that if RU has a bad season theres a chance they comeback.I think Harper has a better than average chance of staying.I saw him play a bunch in high school and he is super talented. He comes from a smart family and they might advise him to stay

Zero chance they come back if they will be top 2-3 in NBA draft???

Why risk injury?

NIL $ no where near as much for college hoops vs college football, say like what quarterbacks are getting now

 

[Jrgum3]

Here's the thing, and take it from a Kentucky fan who is very happy John Calipari is gone, having lottery picks guarantees nothing anymore with teams able to stock their rosters with grown men using the transfer portal. These guys will more than likely have better pro careers than most of the guys that enter the transfer portal but they'll develop in the NBA more than they'll develop in college. That's just the way things are now that NIL and the transfer portal exist teams are able to build rosters that are just as good as teams that have future lottery picks because they're more experienced players that are every bit as talented as these guys just out of high school.